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Inside a sealing wax melter - with other uses
This unit is basically a small heated ladle for melting things like waxes. It's intended for wax seal collectors, but probably has other specialist uses too.
My test with the thermocouple showed a maximum temperature of 160C in the empty heater dish, but two different thermal imaging cameras showed it was topping out at 200C.
I sprinkled in some Sal Ammoniac (Ammonium Chloride) to see if it was hot enough to create an airborne haze. It did gradually disappear as it produced the haze.
In the past before glycol based fog machines existed, some entertainment venues used haze pots to create an ambient haze in the air to accentuate lighting. They were basically just a heated container that you poured some ammonium chloride into, and as it was heated it separated into two gasses which then recombined in the air as fine crystals to give the haze effect. These days it is considered a possible breathing irritant and has been superseded by the glycol fogs.
The product box is printed with the text "Low voltage power supply is safer." and I was hoping it might have a switching power supply in it, with a thermistor controlled heater. But the unit does dissipate about 20W of power in use, so that would require a fairly big power supply, and it would be operating next to a heating element inside the enclosure, so their simple PTC heater approach is logical. The silicone disk for heat coupling, insulation and protection of the heating block is good.
I wouldn't recommend using this for very long periods of time, as it does get very hot in use. Aside from the intended sealing wax use, it probably has other uses for melting other pourable moulding materials.
If you enjoy my videos, you can help support the channel with a dollar or two for coffee, cookies and gadgets, and keep it independent from the quirks of the YouTube algorithm by supporting me on Patreon. This also lets me link to my content on other platforms if YouTube uses the ban-hammer (again!)
I release content for critique and feedback on Patreon as soon as it has been made.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrMGVjmwX8
My test with the thermocouple showed a maximum temperature of 160C in the empty heater dish, but two different thermal imaging cameras showed it was topping out at 200C.
I sprinkled in some Sal Ammoniac (Ammonium Chloride) to see if it was hot enough to create an airborne haze. It did gradually disappear as it produced the haze.
In the past before glycol based fog machines existed, some entertainment venues used haze pots to create an ambient haze in the air to accentuate lighting. They were basically just a heated container that you poured some ammonium chloride into, and as it was heated it separated into two gasses which then recombined in the air as fine crystals to give the haze effect. These days it is considered a possible breathing irritant and has been superseded by the glycol fogs.
The product box is printed with the text "Low voltage power supply is safer." and I was hoping it might have a switching power supply in it, with a thermistor controlled heater. But the unit does dissipate about 20W of power in use, so that would require a fairly big power supply, and it would be operating next to a heating element inside the enclosure, so their simple PTC heater approach is logical. The silicone disk for heat coupling, insulation and protection of the heating block is good.
I wouldn't recommend using this for very long periods of time, as it does get very hot in use. Aside from the intended sealing wax use, it probably has other uses for melting other pourable moulding materials.
If you enjoy my videos, you can help support the channel with a dollar or two for coffee, cookies and gadgets, and keep it independent from the quirks of the YouTube algorithm by supporting me on Patreon. This also lets me link to my content on other platforms if YouTube uses the ban-hammer (again!)
I release content for critique and feedback on Patreon as soon as it has been made.
https://www.patreon.com/bigclive
Alternatively, for a single contribution you can use PayPal:-
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigclive
#ElectronicsCreators
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrMGVjmwX8
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By bigclivedotcomThis unit is basically a small heated ladle for melting things like waxes. It's intended for wax seal collectors, but probably has other specialist uses too.
My test with the thermocouple showed a maximum temperature of 160C in the empty heater dish, but two different thermal imaging cameras showed it was topping out at 200C.
I sprinkled in some Sal Ammoniac (Ammonium Chloride) to see if it was hot enough to create an airborne haze. It did gradually disappear as it produced the haze.
In the past before glycol based fog machines existed, some entertainment venues used haze pots to create an ambient haze in the air to accentuate lighting. They were basically just a heated container that you poured some ammonium chloride into, and as it was heated it separated into two gasses which then recombined in the air as fine crystals to give the haze effect. These days it is considered a possible breathing irritant and has been superseded by the glycol fogs.
The product box is printed with the text "Low voltage power supply is safer." and I was hoping it might have a switching power supply in it, with a thermistor controlled heater. But the unit does dissipate about 20W of power in use, so that would require a fairly big power supply, and it would be operating next to a heating element inside the enclosure, so their simple PTC heater approach is logical. The silicone disk for heat coupling, insulation and protection of the heating block is good.
I wouldn't recommend using this for very long periods of time, as it does get very hot in use. Aside from the intended sealing wax use, it probably has other uses for melting other pourable moulding materials.
If you enjoy my videos, you can help support the channel with a dollar or two for coffee, cookies and gadgets, and keep it independent from the quirks of the YouTube algorithm by supporting me on Patreon. This also lets me link to my content on other platforms if YouTube uses the ban-hammer (again!)
I release content for critique and feedback on Patreon as soon as it has been made.
https://www.patreon.com/bigclive
Alternatively, for a single contribution you can use PayPal:-
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigclive
#ElectronicsCreators
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrMGVjmwX8
My test with the thermocouple showed a maximum temperature of 160C in the empty heater dish, but two different thermal imaging cameras showed it was topping out at 200C.
I sprinkled in some Sal Ammoniac (Ammonium Chloride) to see if it was hot enough to create an airborne haze. It did gradually disappear as it produced the haze.
In the past before glycol based fog machines existed, some entertainment venues used haze pots to create an ambient haze in the air to accentuate lighting. They were basically just a heated container that you poured some ammonium chloride into, and as it was heated it separated into two gasses which then recombined in the air as fine crystals to give the haze effect. These days it is considered a possible breathing irritant and has been superseded by the glycol fogs.
The product box is printed with the text "Low voltage power supply is safer." and I was hoping it might have a switching power supply in it, with a thermistor controlled heater. But the unit does dissipate about 20W of power in use, so that would require a fairly big power supply, and it would be operating next to a heating element inside the enclosure, so their simple PTC heater approach is logical. The silicone disk for heat coupling, insulation and protection of the heating block is good.
I wouldn't recommend using this for very long periods of time, as it does get very hot in use. Aside from the intended sealing wax use, it probably has other uses for melting other pourable moulding materials.
If you enjoy my videos, you can help support the channel with a dollar or two for coffee, cookies and gadgets, and keep it independent from the quirks of the YouTube algorithm by supporting me on Patreon. This also lets me link to my content on other platforms if YouTube uses the ban-hammer (again!)
I release content for critique and feedback on Patreon as soon as it has been made.
https://www.patreon.com/bigclive
Alternatively, for a single contribution you can use PayPal:-
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigclive
#ElectronicsCreators
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrMGVjmwX8